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Finding the Right Business: 5 Things to Consider When You Have a Product Idea

There is a massive difference between having a product idea and setting up a business. First and foremost, you need funds to kickstart the operations. Even if you are able to convince investors, there’s still a long list of tasks that you need to accomplish in order to establish a business, so how do know if the business is right for the specific product (or service) you have come up with?
There’s no particular tool to pinpoint the right business for a particular product (or service) idea, however, you can evaluate a few significant elements to learn if the business makes sense to the market it is targeting.
Here are the five areas that you need to consider while deciding the right business for your idea:
1. Acknowledge your strengths
Before you can even pitch your idea to the investors, you need to acknowledge the strengths you have. The success of a business often banks on the strengths of its owner. So it will be better if you choose a business that reflects the greatest strengths you possess.
Businesses often push people to move out of their comfort zone and grow individual skills, but if it’s in a totally different domain, it may not be wise to pursue that option in the first place.
2. See if your idea adds any value to the consumer
Your product (or service) idea may sound amazing to you, but that does not mean everyone in the market will like it instantly. You need to evaluate whether the product or service you are planning to market has any value to the consumers or not. If yes, then you can set up your business model after that. If it does not, it will be better if you start working on a separate idea.
It is better to face the facts in the earlier stages than setting up a business and finding out that consumers have rejected the product entirely. You can conduct a survey or even look at the latest trends to learn what the people need and how the product (or service) of yours can fit into their lives.
“If people believe they share values with a company, they will stay loyal to the brand.” – Howard Schultz
3. Pick the right market
If your product is a premium sports car, but 95 percent of the market consists of daily wager, perhaps the idea won’t bring you any success. Due to this, choosing the right market becomes a necessity for the business. Analyze your product idea and figure out who are the potential consumers for the product.
It’s not possible to set up a business if its target market is not defined. If you want to establish yourself as a successful entrepreneur, you must identify the market and tailor your product as per the requirements. In most cases, it is the market that guides the operations of a particular business.
4. Identify your financial limitations
You need to be very mindful of the finances while setting up a business. A study conducted by Harvard Business School suggests that 75 percent of venture-backed startups fail. It clearly suggests that even if you have funds, the chances of succeeding are still very slim. In fact, one of the major reasons behind the failure of the startups is their lack of financial management skills.
Once you develop the product (or service) idea, it is better to determine the cost of setting up the business, when you can start turning a profit and how much funds will be enough to run the business for at least a year (before the next round of funding). The chances of landing a venture capitalist are quite low, so it will be wiser to start a business within your financial abilities.
“In every success story, you will find someone who has made a courageous decision.” – Peter F. Drucker
5. Look at the bigger picture
If you are looking for the right business, you set up something that serves a long-term trend, not a short-lived gimmick. The fidget spinners, which were quite popular in 2017, have already lost their charm. Similarly, if your business is based on such things, it may not be the wisest thing to do.
Your aim should be to establish a long-term business, which will be relevant even after 5 years. The challenge is to look beyond all the hypes and gimmicks that are unnecessarily hogging all the attention for the time being. However, if your product or service idea has the potential to stay in the market for long, it will be better if you build a business that can capitalize on that.
Starting your own business from scratch is certainly not child’s play, and one wrong decision can jeopardize all the planning that you have done for your product. Take your time to pick the right business as you can start as a small business in the beginning before expanding. You will be glad to know that more than half of the businesses in the US fall under the category of small business.
Have you started your own side-hustle or business? Let us know in the comments below!
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Redefine the value HR brings
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